Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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